Taxonomic history:
1753: Linnaeus described this species as Veronica hederaefolia in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 13.
today: The current name for this species is Veronica hederifolia L.
original Latin description
Veronica floribus solitariis, foliis cordatis planis quinquelobis.
English translation
Veronica with flowers solitary; with leaves cordate, flat, [and] five-lobed.
| Veronica | Veronica |
| with flowers | floribus - ablative plural of third declension masculine noun flos, floris |
| solitary; | solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies floribus |
| with leaves | foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, -i |
| cordate, | cordatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective cordatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| flat, | planis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective planus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |
| [and] | [added for smoother reading] |
| five-lobed. | quinquelobis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective quinquelobus, -a, -um; modifies foliis |